is $TTL and the soa minimum ttl the same thing.

[Tim Maestas]

	$TTL sets the default TTL for records in your zone.  The
	minimum TTL field of the SOA is now used as the
	TTL to cache negative responses (names determined not
	to exist).

-Tim


On Mon, 8 Jan 2001, Mitch wrote:

> 
> i currently set my $TTL and the minimum ttl value to the same thing.
> i am wondering if they ARE the same thing (if so why bother..)
> 
> one thing im thinking is that the $TTL is like a max ttl and the soa ttl
> is the min ttl.
> 
> 
> --
> Mitchell W. Shier
> Network Systems Admin
> Permanent Hosting Networks
> London, ON Canada
> 
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